TEHRAN SEEKS SANCTIONS EASING

TEHRAN, OCTOBER 31 /SRNA/ - Iran's conditions for a resolution and possible negotiations with the United States include easing sanctions and reducing the US military presence in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera.

"Our conditions include the lifting of sanctions imposed after the Islamabad Memorandum and a reduction in US forces in the region," Araghchi said.

He added that Tehran would decide whether to hold direct or indirect negotiations once Washington accepts its conditions.

Araghchi also stressed that Tehran is demanding the release of frozen Iranian assets and the easing of sanctions on its oil sector.